HX100/HX150Page 2
T ABLE OF CONTENTS
Quick Reference Guide .................................................................................................................................... 3
1. GENERAL INFORMA TION ........................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................ 4
1.2 SAFETY INFORMA TION .............................................................................................................. 5
2. ACCESSORIES .......................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 P ACKING LIST .............................................................................................................................. 6
2.2 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ......................................................................................................... 6
3. ABOUT THIS RADIO ................................................................................................................................ 8
3.1 ABOUT THE VHF MARINE BAND ............................................................................................ 8
3.2 ABOUT W A TER RESIST ANCE ................................................................................................... 8
3.3 DISTRESS AND HAILING
(
CHANNEL 16
)
................................................................................ 8
3.4 CALLING ANOTHER VESSEL
(
CHANNEL 16 OR 9
)
............................................................... 9
3.5 OPERA TING ON CHANNEL 13 ................................. ............................................................... 10
3.6 OPERA TING ON CHANNEL 67 ................................. ............................................................... 10
3.7 SIMPLEX / DUPLEX CHANNEL USE ........................................................................................ 10
3.8 AUTOMA TED RADIO CHECK SERVICE ..................................................................................11
4. GETTING ST ARTED................................................................................................................................ 12
4.1 RADIO CARE ............................................................................................................................... 12
4.2 BA TTERIES AND CHARGERS .................................................................................................. 12
4.2.1 BA TTERY SAFETY ......................................................................................................... 13
4.2.2 BA TTERY INST ALLA TION / REMOV AL .......................................................................... 14
4.2.3 BA TTERY CHARGING .................................................................................................... 15
4.3 BEL T CLIP INST ALLA TION / REMOV AL ................................................................................... 16
5. CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS ............................................................................................................ 17
5.1 CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS ................................................................................................ 17
5.2 LCD INDICA TORS ...................................................................................................................... 20
6. BASIC OPERA TION ................................................................................................................................ 22
6.1 PROHIBITED COMMUNICA TIONS ............................................................................................ 22
6.2 INITIAL SETUP ........................................................................................................................... 22
6.3 RECEPTION ................................................................................................................................ 22
6.4 TRANSMISSION .......................................................................................................................... 23
6.4.1 TRANSMIT TIME-OUT TIMER
(
TOT
)
.............................................................................. 23
6.5 USA, CANADIAN, AND INTERNA TIONAL CHANNELS .......................................................... 24
6.6 KEYP AD LOCKING ..................................................................................................................... 24
6.7 NOAA WEA THER CHANNELS .................................................................................................. 24
6.7.1 NOAA WEA THER ALERT ................................................................................................ 25
6.7.2 NOAA WEA THER ALERT TESTING ................................................................................ 25
6.8 PRESET CHANNELS
(
0 ~ 9
)
: INST ANT ACCESS ................................................................... 26
6.8.1 PROGRAMMING ............................................................................................................. 26
6.8.2 OPERA TION ..................................................................................................................... 26
6.8.3 DELETING A PRESET CHANNEL ................................................................................ 26
6.9 SCANNING .................................................................................................................................. 27
6.9.1 PROGRAMMING SCAN MEMORY ............................................................................... 27
6.9.2 SELECTING SCAN TYPE .............................................................................................. 27
6.9.3 OPERA TION ..................................................................................................................... 28
6.9.3.1 Priority Scan ....................................................................................................... 28
6.9.3.2 Memory Scan ..................................................................................................... 29
6.10 DUAL W A TCH ............................................................................................................................. 29
6.1 1 TRI-WA TCH ................................................................................................................................. 30
7. MENU
(
“SET”
)
MODE .............................................................................................................................. 31
8. MAINTENANCE ........................................................................................................................................ 33
8.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................................... 33
8.2 REPLACEMENT P ARTS................................. ............................................................................ 33
8.3 F ACTORY SER VICE ................................................................................................................... 34
8.4 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ................................................................................................... 34
9. VHF MARINE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT ............................................................................................. 35
10. W ARRANTY.............................................................................................................................................. 41
1 1. SPECIFICA TIONS .................................................................................................................................... 44
1 1.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................................... 44
1 1.2 TRANSMITTER............................................................................................................................ 44
1 1.3 RECEIVER ................................................................................................................................... 45
12. FCC AND CANADA RADIO LICEN SE INFORMA TION ..................................................................... 46
13. FCC NOTICE ........................................................................................................................................... 47